2 Men Nabbed In UAE For “Black Money Washing” (Wash-Wash) Currency Scam

Two Men living in Sharjah, the third biggest city in UAE after Dubai and Abu Dhabi have been captured after UAE police struck their condo and recuperated a substantial number of fake $100 bills. A senior cop said the offenders utilized the fake cash to persuade individuals that they could twofold their cash and make them rich. A scam widely known as Wash-Wash. The two men, apparently, used to meet individuals in a condo in Sharjah and persuade them that they had the capacity to double money.

Colonel Ibrahim Al Ajill, Director of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), said they got a tip off about the trick exercises of the two suspects. A group of CID officers confirmed the dissensions and struck their flat. The suspects including A.Y and R.N were captured in a compromising position with the fake coin. Apparatuses and packs used as a part of the operation were likewise recovered from them.

The suspects told the police that they conveyed the fake money from abroad to do the trick exercises. They likewise admitted amid their cross examination to doing unlawful exercises with the fake currency. The police said two of the suspects are in the UAE on a visit visa. The police has referred the case for public prosecution